the mother alan (Tale 8)

First appears: Tale 8 · Part 2

In Tale 8 · Part 2, the mother alan raised Balbalaoga, whom she picked up because she had no child to inherit her things. At Dona, she revealed to Aponibolinayen that Balbalaoga was her brother, born as Awig’s after-birth and sent down the stream in a tabalang. She told Aponibolinayen, Kanag and Alama-an to receive clothes in her golden house.

Relationship record

Life events

• The mother alan revealed that Balbalaoga was Aponibolinayen's brother, born as Awig's after-birth and raised by her.(Tale 8 · Part 2 · 📍 Dona)
  • With: Aponibolinayen Balbalaoga Awig
  • “Aponibolinayen, Balbalaoga is your brother, for he was the after-birth of Awig, which they put in the tabalang which they sent down the stream. So I picked him up, for I had no child to inherit all my things.”

Tale 8 · Part 2

• foster-child: Balbalaoga “So I picked him up, for I had no child to inherit all my things.”
• recipient: Aponibolinayen “So he took them up into his golden house and told his mother alan to give them some clothes.”
• recipient: Kanag “So he took them up into his golden house and told his mother alan to give them some clothes.”
• recipient: Alama-an “So he took them up into his golden house and told his mother alan to give them some clothes.”

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Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Tinguian. Made with Rho MD.